What is the Least Common Multiple of 21571 and 21576?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 21571 and 21576 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21571 and 21576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21571,21576) = 1
LCM(21571,21576) = ( 21571 × 21576) / 1
LCM(21571,21576) = 465415896 / 1
LCM(21571,21576) = 465415896

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21571 and 21576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21571 and 21576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21571 and 21576.

Prime Factorization of 21571

Prime Factorization of 21576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21571 and 21576.

LCM(21571,21576) = 11¹ × 37¹ × 53¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 31¹
LCM(21571,21576) = 465415896